While lockdowns were arguably necessary, Adam Wagner warns that when governments give themselves drastic powers, they don’t always give them back. Stephen Buranyi uncovers how Big Pharma is using its vaccine success to double down on profit rather than protect us. Gabriel Scally and Sunetra Gupta debate whether it's worth trying to eliminate Covid altogether. Plus: an interview with Carlo Rovelli, master of the universe, while Julia Bell explains how her ex-student got radicalised online.
Northern Ireland and the Republic need better transport connections between Dublin, Belfast and Derry. The PM’s talk of a bridge is the stuff of circuses
The shellfish industry between the EU and the UK was a textbook case of supply and demand working perfectly—Brexit has complicated that, and livelihoods are on the line
According to the standard economic model, the government should raise taxes early and focus on tackling the Covid deficit. But that strategy would worsen the deprivation already caused by austerity
Three and a half years since the tragedy at Grenfell, the government has unveiled a new plan to improve safety. But with thousands of homes still unsafe, ministers must do far more to prevent future disaster
Time and again what I found out in government is that pinpointed attention—and money—is what gets things done. Rewiring structures often produces nothing but harm
In the first of a new series, our anonymous red bencher reflects on questionable appointments, rubber stamps—and when the chamber really can make a difference
Recent revelations of the Queen's lobbying have shown the price the country pays to sustain the royals. As the UK faces the economic fallout of Brexit, and continued devastation from Covid-19, it is time for Britons to ask what the…
From Wilson to Blair, past party leaders have thrived with tricks just as tacky as Union Jacks. But skilled political conjurers never let the daylight in on their magic
As Donald Trump’s impeachment trial gets underway, Joe Biden has already drawn a firm line under his most damaging policies, and is plotting a path to the future that brings Roosevelt to mind